Nine Bangladeshi inmates flee juvenile home in Bengal
February 11th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Murshidabad (West Bengal), Feb 11 (IANS) Nine Bangladeshi children, inmates of a juvenile home in West Bengal's Behrampore district, Saturday fled from the detention centre in the early hours of ... Read more...
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70 percent Tihar inmates are undertrials (Second Lead, correcting figure in para 3)
January 31st, 2012 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A total of 73.5 percent inmates of Tihar Jail are undergoing trial, which is much above the national average of 66.4 percent undertrials in Indian ... Read more...
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70 percent Tihar inmates are undertrials (Lead)
January 31st, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) A total of 73.5 percent inmates of Tihar Jail are undergoing trial, which is much above the national average of 66.4 percent undertrials in Indian ... Read more...
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69 percent of Tihar’s inmates from Delhi
January 31st, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
N0ew Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Delhiites account for 69 percent of Tihar Jail's inmates while prisoners from others states make up 28 percent.There has been a decrease of three percent ... Read more...
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Fire kills 32 in Peru rehab centre
January 29th, 2012 - 8:49 am ICT by IANS
Lima, Jan 29 (IANS) At least 32 drug addicts have died at a rehab centre in Lima when a fire swept through the two-storey building.The fire Saturday was caused by ... Read more...
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142 Tihar inmates get jobs in placement drive (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A total of 142 Tihar inmates Friday landed jobs in the prison's first placement drive this year, giving them hope of leading a better life ... Read more...
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142 Tihar inmates get jobs in jail’s placement drive
January 27th, 2012 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A total of 142 Tihar inmates Friday landed jobs in the prison's first placement drive this year, giving them hope of leading a better life ... Read more...
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20 injured in Sri Lankan prison clash
January 24th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 24 (IANS) A total of 20 people were injured when guards and inmates clashed Tuesday in a Sri Lankan prison near capital Colombo, said an official.The clash broke ... Read more...
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Over 400 Kyrgyz prisoners stitch up their mouths
January 24th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek, Jan 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 400 Kyrgyz prisoners stitched up their mouths Tuesday as part of a nationwide hunger strike that has spread throughout the country's pre-trial detention facilities, ... Read more...
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Tihar authorities term PUDR report ‘false’
January 20th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Tihar Jail authorities have termed as "false" the findings of a study brought out by a civil liberties organisation that described living conditions in the ... Read more...
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Tihar Jail authorities arbitrary, biased: Report
January 19th, 2012 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Authorities in the capital's Tihar Jail provide poor living conditions to inmates, take arbitrary decisions and are biased towards high-profile prisoners, said a study report ... Read more...
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Manhunt launched after 8 escape from Haryana jail
January 18th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 18 (IANS) Haryana Police Wednesday launched a manhunt in the state and neighbouring areas after eight inmates, all of them accused of heinous crimes like murder, escaped from ... Read more...
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China lets prisoners go home for New Year
January 18th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 18 (IANS) Dozens of inmates in northwestern China will be temporarily released from jail to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year at home with their families as a ... Read more...
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I am not a Maoist, says Mumbai man on bail
January 11th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) After getting bail following a four-year stay in jai, Mumbai resident Arun Ferreira Wednesday claimed that he was "innocent" and the charges of his being a ... Read more...
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Venezuelan inmates hold 700 jail visitors hostage
January 8th, 2012 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Inmates of Venezuela's jail held hostage over 680 people visiting their relatives in the Los Teques prison, the Globovision channel reported Sunday.The inmates said ... Read more...
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31 killed in Mexico prison fight
January 6th, 2012 - 3:15 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Jan 6 (IANS/EFE) A fight involving several groups of inmates at a prison in Mexico has left at least 31 dead, officials said.The incident took place in the ... Read more...
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‘Bigg Boss 5′ high on fights, short on entertainment: KRK
January 5th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Actor-director Kamaal R. Khan, who featured in the third season of "Bigg Boss" and was asked to leave because of his acrimonious fights with ... Read more...
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Five accused of sex crimes slain in Venezuela prison
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Jan 3 (IANS/EFE) Five people accused of rape and other sexual offences against minors in Venezuela were murdered in their prison cells by other inmates, officials said.Police in the ... Read more...
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I’d like to give tips to ‘Big Boss’ inmates: Sumo wrestler Yama (With Images)
January 1st, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) Japanese Sumo wrestling champion Yamamotoyama a.k.a. Yama, who is set to make a guest appearance on the fifth season of the "Bigg Boss 5" reality ... Read more...
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Now a luxury police lock-up in Lucknow
December 30th, 2011 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Dec 30 (IANS) In an attempt to improve its image, police have undertaken a major makeover of their lock-up at the police station in the posh Hazratganj area here.The ... Read more...
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Tihar warms up to its inmates
December 24th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Four blankets per person, 10 rooftop solar-water heating systems, piping hot food served in trolleys. No, these are not the boastings of a new hotel, ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to have sophisticated crime database
December 16th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 16 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is working on a highly-sophisticated criminal database, the first of its kind in the country, that will recognise 150 particulars of a criminal ... Read more...
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He fled jail only to be caught 15 years later
December 15th, 2011 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 15 (IANS) A man who escaped from a jail in China by tunnelling his way out with bare hands has been nabbed after nearly 15 years, police said.Li ... Read more...
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Cash-strapped Italy to free thousands of prisoners
December 15th, 2011 - 10:41 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Dec 15 (IANS/AKI) Thousands of prisoners will be released from prisons across Italy to ease overcrowding and save the cash-strapped country millions of euros. However, the released prisoners will ... Read more...
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Israel to free 550 prisoners in swap deal
December 15th, 2011 - 9:29 am ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, Dec 15 (IANS) Israel will free 550 Palestinian and Arab prisoners as part of the second phase of a landmark prisoner-swap deal with Hamas, Xinhua reported."Pursuant to the government ... Read more...
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15 Al-Qaeda prisoners escape from Yemeni jail
December 12th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Aden (Yemen), Dec 12 (IANS) As many as 15 Al-Qaeda prisoners escaped through a tunnel from a Yemeni jail in the port city of Aden Monday, said an official.About 15 ... Read more...
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I could feel pressure in ‘Bigg Boss’ house: Sachin Shroff
December 11th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) TV actor Sachin Shroff, who got an opportunity to meet wife Juhi Parmar in the "Bigg Boss" house, says he could feel the pressure in ... Read more...
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Salman was not biased towards me: Mahek Chahal
December 11th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Mahek Chehl had ugly fights with her "Bigg Boss" inmate Akashdeep Saigal and things became so unpleasant between them that a patch up had ... Read more...
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Mahek Chahal out of ‘Bigg Boss 5′
December 11th, 2011 - 12:54 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Dec 10 (IANS) Actress Mahek Chahal is the latest celebrity to get evicted from the "Bigg Boss" house.Mahek was nominated alongside Amar Upadhyay, Siddharth Bhardwaj and Shonali Nagrani. Siddharth ... Read more...
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14 undertrials escape from Rajasthan jail
December 9th, 2011 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Dec 8 (IANS) Fourteen prisoners escaped from a jail in Rajasthan after sawing off the ventilator grills in their barrack in the early hours Thursday, police said. One prisoner ... Read more...
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No ‘Big Brother’ for Lohan
December 5th, 2011 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Lindsay Lohan's representative has dismissed reports that the actress is going to appear in the British reality TV show "Celebrity Big Brother"."Lindsay is not doing ... Read more...
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13 killed in Iraq car bombing
November 28th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 28 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and 28 others wounded Monday when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into a prison near the Iraqi capital, ... Read more...
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134 Brazilian prisoners escape in two jailbreaks
November 28th, 2011 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, Nov 28 (IANS) Some 134 prisoners escaped in two separate jailbreaks in Brazil over the weekend, police officials said Sunday.A group of 52 prisoners escaped from a ... Read more...
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Six prisoners escape from Rajasthan jail
November 27th, 2011 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 27 (IANS) Six prisoners escaped from a jail in Rajasthan during a fogging exercise to contain mosquitoes Sunday, police said. Four were re-arrested, while two are still on ... Read more...
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Pooja Bedi voted out, Pooja Missra thrown out of ‘Big Boss 5′
November 27th, 2011 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) VJ Pooja Missra was thrown out of "Big Boss 5" because of her "aggressive" behavior, whereas Pooja Bedi was the latest to be evicted from the ... Read more...
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